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Each year AMS seeks the nomination of individuals, teams of people, and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the weather, water, and climate sciences.

Hurricane Pioneer

Memoirs of Bob Simpson
by Robert H. Simpson, with Neal Dorst

In 1951, Robert (Bob) Simpson rode a plane directly into the wall of a hurricane—just one of his many pioneering explorations. A meteorological icon, Bob was the first director of the National Hurricane Research Project and a director of the National Hurricane Center. He helped create the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale; today, the public knows well his Categories 1–5. He is truly one of the greats.

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